Match book display stand



Dec. 23, 1958 A. WEBER 2,865,512

MATCH 1200K DISPLAY STAND Filed June 19, 1956 g i I I I III: A? III I E i I ""IIIII l I l ,I III I I I' EI go vg I II E III IN V EN TOR.

A TTOF?NEY$- United States atent MATCH BOOK DISPLAY STAND Albert Weber. Warwick, R. L, assignor to Ackwe Manufacturing Co., Inc., a corporation of Rhode Island Application June 19, 1956, Serial No. 592,287

4 Claims. (Cl. 211-13) This invention relates to a display stand particularly adlpted for receiving and holding match books.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a display stand which will be of attractive appearance and will display match books mounted thereon.

Another object of the invention is to provide a stand for holding match books so that the same may be readily available to the user.

Another object of the invention is to provide a stand for holding match books so spreading the match books that an individual book may be easily plucked from the stand for use.

Another object of the invention is to provide a simple stand for holding match books which will be of inexpensive construction and yet one which is durable and attractive in appearance.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure l is an end elevation of a display stand for match books with match books mounted therein;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of one of the match books;

Figure 3 is a plan view of the sheet metal member which stands upright on a base before it has been folded into final position;

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the base with the sheet metal member removed;

Figure 5 is a sectional view along the line 5-5 of Figure 3; and

Figure 6 is a sectional view along line 6-6 of Figure 4.

In proceeding with this invention, I provide a base and a sheet metal upstanding member secured to the base. This sheet metal member is folded to provide opposed secticns, each of which is arched away from the other and provided with fingers into which a match book may be positioned; the arching of the section causes the match books to be spread apart or radiated from the arched portion to fan the outer portions of the match books away from each other so that they may be easily plucked from the stand for use.

With reference to the drawings, 10 designates the base, which is a piece of sheet stock in a single plane with its opposite ends rolled beneath it as at 11 to provide feet upon which the base may rest in spaced relation to some horizontal support on which it is positioned. The base is also provided with raised straps 12--12, 13-13 in pairs for securing the upstanding sheet metal member in place.

The upstanding sheet metal member designated generally 14 is made of sheet stock which may be folded along the line 15 to provide two sections 16 and 17. Each of these sections is provided at its unattached end with projections 18 and 19 which will be folded outwardly as at 20 to pass through the straps 12 and 13, as shown in Figure l, of the base by the inherent spring of the 2,865,512 Patented Dec. 23, 1958 2.. stock and -span-the opening in-the 'bas'e'below the strap so as to secure the sheet metal, member in.upright position, Each of these sections is arched-as at 21=so that th-y bow outwardly away from each other, as shown in Figure 1, providing an outer convex surface, the sections being joined at their top along the fold line 15.

Each of these sections is provided with L-shaped fingers 22 (see Figure 5) which are formed from the stock of the section so that the portion 23 thereof extends generally at right angles to the section and the portion 24 of the L-shaped fingers extends generally parallel to the section, leaving a cut-out portion 25 from which it is lift d. The upwardly extending portion 24 of the fingers is resilient and of a dimension so that the space 26 between it and the plane of the surface of the section 16 or 17 will require a slight flexing of the upwardly extending portion 24 of the fingers as the bottom portion 27 of a match book designated generally 28 is forced between the upright portion 24 and the body of the section. Th-se L-shaped fingers 22 are provided in pairs, as seen in Figure 3, so that there will be two such fingers arranged on substantially the same horizontal level, which will grip the match book 28 in mounting it in position. Four pairs of fingers are shown in each of the sections 16 and 17, although the particular number may bevaried so that four match books may be mounted by each of said sections, and it will be apparent that the match books 28a, 28b, 28c, and 28d by reason of the curvature of the section tend to fan outwardly away from each other so as to increase the accessibility of the match book to one 'ice , who will pluck the match book from its stand.

By reason of the feet 11 of the base spacing the middle portion of the base from its support, the attaching portion of the base will not touch the support or scratch or mar any surface upon which it may be mounted.

I claim:

1. A match book display stand comprising a base, a separate sheet metal member mounted on said base at the mid portion thereof comprising two outwardly convex sections connected at their upper ends, L-shaped fingers of the same piece of stock as said sections extending outwardly and upwardly from each section, the upwardly extending portion of the finger being resilient and spaced sufficiently from the body of the section to grip and hold a match book between the finger and the section.

2. A match book display stand comprising a base, a single sheet metal member mounted on said base at the mid portion thereof and folded at its mid portion to provide two sections comprising two outwardly convex sections connected at their upper ends bulging outwardly and terminating at said base, L-shaped fingers of the same piece of stock as said sections extending outwardly and upwardly from each section, the upwardly extending portion of the finger being resilient and spaced sutficiently from the body of the section to grip and hold a match book between the finger and the section.

3. A match book display stand as in claim 1 wherein the fingers are arranged in pairs spaced and at substantially the same horizontal level.

4. A match book display stand comprising a base, straps on the base, a single sheet metal member mounted on said base at the mid portion thereof and folded at its mid portion to provide two sections comprising two outwardly convex sections connected at their upper ends bulging outwardly and terminating at said base in projections detachably embraced by said straps, to hold the member in upright position, said sections being under the inherent urge by reason of tensison at said fold and bulging sides to separate at said projections thereby holding the projections in said straps by an inherent resiliency of the sheet metal member, and L-shaped fingers extending outwardly and upwardly from each section for holding UNITED STATES PATENTS Witkowski Oct. 27, 1903 4 Metzger July 15, 1919 Smith July 11, 1922 Van Dyke Nov. 26, 1929 McSwain Jan. 14, 1930 Wharton Jan. 14, 1936 McClain June 13, 1950 

